Chapter 1760: Chapter 1011: Chao Wei Village
"Someone has died here before, hasn’t they?" Yang Xiao pressed.
"Yes, this place is very sinister. We only took over a while ago, and during the renovation, three people died. It was... it was construction workers. Our group leader spent a lot of money to settle it," the man replied.
"How did they die?" Qingshui Cangjie asked in a lowered voice.
"One fell to their death, and the other two caught some strange illness. At night, they suddenly went mad, screaming and yelling. We couldn’t wake them up, and they died shortly after," the man explained.
"Our group leader also suspected there was something dirty in the hotel, so he sought out an exorcist. But unexpectedly, the exorcist died the very night he stayed at the hotel. Our group leader had no choice but to spend a significant amount to find Lord Mei Jin from Jiangmu Shendao Society," said the scarred man.
"The things here are too fierce. Your Lord Mei Jin couldn’t handle it, so he advised you to find live human sacrifices. That’s when you found us," Beiyu Ye accused, staring at the scarred man.
Upon hearing this, the scarred man visibly flinched, and his expression turned to visible panic. "This... this has nothing to do with me. I’m just an errand runner. If... if I didn’t do it, the group leader and Lord Mei Jin wouldn’t let me off. I would be punished!"
Yang Xiao, uninterested in idle talk, got straight to the point: "What exactly is the dirty thing in this hotel? What shady deals have you been up to?"
"No, no, this has nothing to do with us. Our group leader only took over this hotel through an intermediary a few months ago. Before that, this hotel was abandoned for over a dozen years. I swear we don’t know anything. This is the first time I’m even aware of this place," the scarred man explained excitedly, seemingly not lying.
Yang Xiao and others pressed for more information, inquiring about Meizhen Quan Gongsi’s plans, but unfortunately, the scarred man knew almost nothing.
"I think you’re the kind who waits till you see your own grave before crying," Beiyu Ye suggested. "Let’s drag this guy into the hotel. He can stay the night here."
Seeing himself being dragged to the hotel’s entrance bit by bit, the scarred man was so scared he almost fainted. Yang Xiao finally stopped everyone. He judged that the scarred man wasn’t lying. Despite his arrogance, he was merely a small boss among low-level thugs, with absolutely no qualifications to know the specifics of Meizhen Quan Gongsi’s plans.
At this moment, the scarred man was trembling with fear, "Don’t... don’t drag me in there. There was one time I drove for the group leader and Lord Mei Jin. I heard them mention a place called... called..."
"What’s the name?" Heize Lin, with a fiery temper and imposing eyes, prompted.
"Chao Wei Village! Yes, Chao Wei Village, that’s the name!" the scarred man exclaimed, excited.
"Where is this place located?"
"I don’t know; I truly don’t know. I’ve told you everything I know." The once arrogant scarred man was now as docile as a kitten, not daring to make a sound in front of Yang Xiao and the others.
After pressing for another half minute, they confirmed that the man indeed had no more information to provide.
Leaving a few to watch over the scarred man, Yang Xiao, Qingshui Cangjie, and a few others gathered to discuss how to deal with the current situation. Not far away, there were over a dozen thugs eyeing them menacingly, and more crucially, they had guns. Another conflict would lead to dire repercussions.
"We have to let him go. This is not our world; we can’t handle them," Mitsuo Takeda stated bluntly.
"Mr. Takeda is right. Even if we handle these guys, there will be more, with more weapons coming. We’ll all die here. They don’t care. We’re just sacrifices. If there aren’t enough, they’ll find more," Qingshui Cangjie sighed. In the real world, he was a powerful figure, always respected wherever he went. He’d never been treated so humiliatingly.
"But if we let him go, he will certainly retaliate against us in the future. What should we do then?" Shibuki Naoko worried.
"I have a solution. We make him hand over his phone and record the contacts of those gang leaders in it. If he dares to retaliate against us in the future, we’ll broadcast the information, exposing his betrayal, and let him face the consequences," Yang Xiao grinned wickedly, knowing how to embellish and corner others. It was his forte.
"That’s a good idea. The gang values loyalty above all. Betrayal and disloyalty lead to severe punishment," Heize Lin’s eyes lit up.
Yang Xiao’s suggestion was unanimously approved. Finally, the gang leader Qingshui Cangjie stepped forward, obtained the scarred man’s phone, and made three agreements with him.
First, to keep today’s events a secret - not just for the scarred man and his people, but also for Yang Xiao and his group, as it’s beneficial for neither side to disclose today’s happenings.
Second, the scarred man must not retaliate against or harm the group under any pretext.
Third, if the scarred man discovers any other clues in the future, he must inform them immediately.
In return, Yang Xiao and his group promised not to run away, continuing to bear the responsibility as "sacrifices" and endeavor to solve the hotel’s supernatural events on their own.
Once the scarred man was released, the thugs no longer hesitated and pointed their guns directly at Yang Xiao and the others. However, with a single reprimand from the scarred man, they lowered their weapons. After staring at Yang Xiao and his group for a few seconds, he unexpectedly bowed to them.
